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What was one government reform enacted by the Tang Dynasty?

A
The dynasty raised taxes on peasants in rural areas.
B
The dynasty filled government positions with friends.
C
The dynasty created the first civil service exams.
D
The dynasty reorganized Chinese laws.
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Which statement about Mecca is accurate?

A
Islamic law is decided in Mecca.
B
Mecca was the city where Allah lived.
C
Only Islamic followers ever traveled to Mecca.
D
Mecca is located on the coastal plain near the Red Sea.
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The Babylonian Exile was also known as the Babylonian

A
Exodus.
B
Captivity.
C
Diaspora.
D
Migration.
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Which sentence correctly describes Babylonia?

A
It was the first civilization with cities.
B
It was the first civilization to use wheels.
C
It was the first civilization with a written code of laws.
D
It was the first civilization with a number system based on 60.
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Under Akbar, the Mughal Empire supported

A
Hindus and Christians.
B
Hindus and Sikhs.
C
Muslims and Buddhists.
D
Muslims and Christians.
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What factor most likely determined how often a nomadic group moved?

A
the lack of geographical protection
B
the lack of close proximity to a river or lake
C
the group’s boredom with the surroundings
D
dwindling food supplies
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Which empire lasted only one hundred years, and which lasted almost three hundred years?

A
The Aryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.
B
The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Aryan Empire lasted three hundred.
C
The Gupta Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Mauryan Empire lasted three hundred.
D
The Mauryan Empire lasted one hundred years, while the Gupta Empire lasted three hundred.
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Which statement correctly defines principalities in northern Asia in the 1200s?

A
Principalities were independent areas of the Mongol Empire.
B
Principalities were territories just outside of the Mongol Empire.
C
Principalities were small territories that were run by Chinese rulers.
D
Principalities were small territories that were run by Russian rulers.
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Which major trade route between India and China was nicknamed for the type of goods it moved?

A
Cotton Road
B
Gemstone Road
C
Silk Road
D
Teak Road
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What contributed the most to human migration more than ten thousand years ago?

A
Sturdy boats were invented.
B
Another Ice Age occurred.
C
A major volcano erupted in Africa.
D
A severe drought occurred.
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Byzantine influence can be seen in Russian literature because

A
the Russians allowed only literature from the Byzantine Empire into the country.
B
educated Russians read all the Greek classics.
C
the Russians translated Greek and religious texts into Russian.
D
Russians following the Eastern Orthodox religion read only religious texts.
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Because there was no central authority in Mycenae, warrior-kings were able to

A
set up their own governments and become dictators.
B
set up a class system with enslaved persons at the bottom.
C
attack and raid nearby settlements.
D
force everyone to learn to write.
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Which person was considered to be the greatest physician in the Muslim world?

A
Al-Khwarizmi
B
Abd al-Malik
C
Al-Razi
D
Ibn al-Haytham
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Read this quotation from Pericles’s Funeral Oration in ancient Athens.It is true that we are called a democracy, because power is in the hands of the many and not the few . . . everyone is equal before the law; when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is chosen for public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as reward for his abilities. Neither is poverty an obstacle; a man may benefit his country whatever his social class.–Pericles’s Funeral Oration, 431 BCE

A
the ability to govern should be a privilege.
B
few citizens have the skills for public service.
C
women and men should be equal under the law.
D
both the rich and the poor have the ability to serve.
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Christians were originally part of the Jewish faith. In this context, how was Jesus viewed by his followers?

A
as the Messiah
B
as a revolutionary
C
as the emperor
D
as a god
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What was the basis of the Greek religion?

A
legends
B
mythology
C
fable
D
idolatry
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Which of these events came first?

A
Julius Caesar’s assassination
B
Rome becoming a republic
C
Caesar Augustus taking power
D
Rome becoming an empire
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What lasting effect did the Ten Commandments have?

A
Established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
B
Influenced moral and legal codes of later cultures and time periods
C
Established Abraham as Judaism’s greatest prophet
D
Influenced other polytheistic religions
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Upon the Roman emperor’s acceptance of Christianity, how did the religion’s status change?

A
Christianity was made the empire’s official religion.
B
Christianity immediately spread around the world.
C
Christianity became legal to practice.
D
Christianity developed uniform beliefs.
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What role did Marco Polo serve in the Mongol Empire?

A
Marco Polo provided military tactics to Genghis Khan.
B
Marco Polo worked as an administrator for 17 years.
C
Marco Polo ran one of the khanates in the region.
D
Marco Polo wrote a book about Kublai Khan.

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